Guide to the Dean Allison Williams Papers, 1889-2007, undated

Summary Information

The Dean Allison Williams Papers is a collection of newspaper articles, community newsletters, and announcements concerning happenings and people of the Todd, North Carolina area.

Creator: Williams, Dean Allison

Biographical/Historical Note

Dean Allison Williams has been an employee of Appalachian State University for many years, after serving in the U.S. Air Force, hence some Armed Forces papers from Turkey. He lived in Todd for several years, was a member of the Todd Volunteer Fire Department, and has collected these Todd-related papers over the years.

Todd, North Carolina is a small community that was once a booming stop for the railroad as a timber trade stop, having been incorporated in 1915, then unincorporated in 1971. In the 1920's Todd boasted of two hotels, nine stores, a bank, a mill, a drug store, a taxi service, and other businesses. Today Todd is a general store, a post office, and two churches, along with several dwellings. The Virginia-Carolina Railroad ran one or two trains weekly into Todd for almost twenty years - from 1915 to 1934. Williams wrote a history of Todd, found in folder 1.2.

Scope and Contents

This collection is a variety of articles, local newsletters, and announcements all relating to Todd, North Carolina and close surrounding areas, collected and donated by Dean Allison Williams, who lived in Todd for several years. Samples includes the Elkland School Art Center's newsletters, the Todd General Store Ledger newsletters, the Todd Tribune, and announcements and meeting minutes from the Todd Volunteer Fire Department. Color photographs in the collection, taken by Dean Williams, include: Dr. Fred Hay's AS5000 Class visit to Appalachian Collection, November 2002; New Belk Library and Information Commons building groundbreaking, April 9, 2003; Dr. Harvey Durham's Retirement Party and Darlene Scott's 30th Year Celebration, June 2003; Lewis Green and Kathy Staley, December 2003; and Belk Library and Information Commons Dedication, July 20, 2005.

Arrangement

After sorting into types of papers, they are arranged by topic then chronologically.

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for use in the Dougherty Reading Room. An appointment for research is recommended. The Dougherty Reading Room is located on the 4th floor of Belk Library in Special Collections.

Acquisitions Information

This collection was donated by Dean Allison Williams from 1990s to early 2000s.
Accession numbers AC.2001.068, AC.2009.023 and AC.2010.003

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Anita Elliott, February 2014. This collection was processed as part of a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. The grant funded extensive processing of the backlog within the W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection between 2012 and 2014.

Preferred Citation

Copyright Notice

The collection is protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U. S. C.). Reproductions are made only for use as personal study or research. It is the user's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and to obtain all necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials.

Container List

Assorted Items, Negatives, undated

Box 1, Folder 1

Community News and Articles, Todd, North Carolina, 1985-2005, undated

Box 1, Folder 2

Journal Articles with References to Todd, North Carolina, 1889-1989, undated